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PORTLAND – An Albany man who was shot last April — allegedly after breaking into a Dunkirk man’s garage — now stands accused of stealing a handgun.

Court documents reflect David A. Bailey, 30, 211 N. Foster St., was in possession of the stolen gun on Nov. 9. He was released from the Jay County jail last week after posting a $35,000 bond.

An initial hearing is scheduled Monday in Jay Circuit Court, where Bailey is charged with carrying a handgun without a license and theft of a firearm. The more serious of the charges carries a prison term of up to six years.

Bailey is set to stand trial Jan. 22, also in Jay Circuit Court, on a burglary charge that alleges he broke into the garage of Dunkirk resident David McLaughlin, 32, on April 21.

McLaughlin — later charged and convicted of criminal recklessness — fired three gunshots at a man who had emerged from his garage that night after an alarm alerted the homeowner.

One of the shots struck Bailey in the left arm as he ran down an alley. At McLaughlin’s trial, Bailey denied he was the same man who had fled from the defendant’s garage.

McLaughlin on Nov. 5 was sentenced to 60 days in the Jay County jail, to be followed by four months on home detention. Jay Superior Court Judge Max Ludy also agreed to reduce his conviction from felony to misdemeanor status.

Bailey has been convicted of resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana.

Contact news reporter Douglas Walker at (765) 213-5851. You can also follow him on Twitter @DouglasWalkerSP.